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Mercury

Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, 1741

MEDIUMCast terracotta, painted
DIMENSIONSHeight: 22 in. (55.9 cm)
LOCATIONThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
COLLECTIONEuropean Sculpture and Decorative Arts
CULTUREFrench
CREDIT LINEBequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
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Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
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